Subj : Re: Crampers
To   : Dave Drum
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Tue May 02 2023 01:13:00

 -=> On 05-01-23  06:07,  Dave Drum <=-
 -=> spoke to Mike Powell about Re: Crampers <=-

 DD> Me, too. I'm actually looking forward to going back to work. One of
 DD> the benefits (yeah, right) of being in hospital is diminished appetite.
 DD> Even though the quality of the food has improved dramatically since I
 DD> was in a younger man's skin. They evewn had a low-salt bacon that was
 DD> beyond  "decent" and into most excellent. Wish I could say the same for
 DD> their biscuits and gravy.

I do like a decent sausage gravy and biscuits, but do not have it often.
Bob Evens does a decent job with it -- and I am sure that a number of
hole in the wall places could do so as well, if one finds them.  There
used to be a chain restaurant named Black Eyed Pea near Columbia that
did ok.  But one evening we went there and their gravy had turned in to
wallpaper paste, no evidence of anything but flour and water.  We
decided to not go there again -- but it did not matter because they
closed before a month had gone by.

This recipe has a side effect of producing a decent flavored gravy.  My
other standard was to take the skin and bones from a BJs roasted chicken
and put them into a crock pot with vegetable trimmings, such as celery
leaves, carrots, etc.

We have this recipe because we do like white meat -- when it is moist
and not over done to be dried out.

I wonder why we have never seen frozen hind quarters of chicken or
turkey for roasting the same way the breast is done?
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Turkey Breast FROZEN
 Categories: Defrosted, Frozen, Tested
      Yield: 1 Turkey
 
 
  
  Place turkey breast in shallow roasting pan.
  
  Place one inch of water in the bottom of the pan to help keep turkey
  moist.
  
  Brush turkey breast lightly with oil and cover liberally with your
  favorite herbs, spices or seasonings.
  
  Make a tent out of aluminum foil and place this over the turkey
  breast to hold in heat for even cooking.
  
  Remove the foil during the last hour and a half of cooking for a nice
  golden brown color.
  
  CHECK THE WATER LEVEL periodically and add more water if needed.  This
  juice and herb infused mixture can be used to make a nice turkey gravy
  after the turkey is done. If water level gets too low, pan drippings
  will burn and will not be suitable for gravy.
  
  Cook in preheated 325 to 350 oven.
  
  FULLY DEFROSTED TURKEY BREAST:
  
  2 to 3 pounds - 1.5 to 2 hours
  4 to 6 pounds - 2.5 to 3 hours
  7 to 8 pounds - 3 to 4 hours.
  
  FROZEN TURKEY BREAST
  
  Follow directions shown above - using conventional oven
  
  2 - 3 pounds - 3 to 4 hours
  4 - 6 pounds - 5 to 6 hours
  7 - 8 pounds - 6 to 8 hours
  
  Using convection oven will reduce cooking times by about 25 percent.
  To be safe, use food thermometer. Should read about 165 - 170.
  
  Tested 10/09
  
  Roasted 7.65 still frozen turkey breast in Convection Oven - 350
  degrees. Done to 180 in 4 hours. Needed to check water level - my
  drippings were too dark to use.
  
  Next time set Convection oven at 325.
  
  This experiment provided a tender, juicy turkey - the skin was golden
  brown and crisp.
  
  Good to know that one can use a frozen Turkey breast without
  defrosting.
  
  Directions from ezinearticles.com.
 
MMMMM


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